Package org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc Description

Standard controller implementations for the portlet MVC framework that
comes with Spring. Provides both abstract base classes and concrete
implementations for often seen use cases.

A Controller - as defined in this package - is analogous to a Struts
Action. Usually Controllers are JavaBeans
to allow easy configuration. Controllers define the C from so-called
MVC paradigm and can be used in conjunction with the ModelAndView to achieve interactive
applications. The view might be represented by a HTML interface, but, because of
model and the controller being completely independent of the view, PDF views are
possible, as well as for instance Excel views.

Especially useful to read, while getting into the Spring MVC framework
are the following: